Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 3854
Gene name Keratin 6B
Gene symbol KRT6B
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
CK-6BCK6BK6BKRTL1PC2PC4
Chromosome 12
Chromosome location 12q13.13
Summary The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the keratin gene family. The type II cytokeratins consist of basic or neutral proteins which are arranged in pairs of heterotypic keratin chains coexpressed during differentiation of simple and stratified ep
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs60627726 C>T Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs267607472 TTG>- Pathogenic Inframe deletion, coding sequence variant
rs267607473 C>T Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs1131691901 A>T Likely-pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs1592169234 A>C Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT020647 hsa-miR-155-5p Proteomics 18668040
MIRT028499 hsa-miR-30a-5p Proteomics 18668040
MIRT2258890 hsa-miR-1200 CLIP-seq
MIRT2258891 hsa-miR-3659 CLIP-seq
MIRT2258892 hsa-miR-4280 CLIP-seq
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0005200 Function Structural constituent of cytoskeleton TAS 9618173
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 16189514, 25416956, 32296183
GO:0005829 Component Cytosol IEA
GO:0005829 Component Cytosol TAS
GO:0005882 Component Intermediate filament IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
148042 6444 ENSG00000185479
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P04259
Protein name Keratin, type II cytoskeletal 6B (Cytokeratin-6B) (CK-6B) (Keratin-6B) (K6B) (Type-II keratin Kb10)
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF16208 Keratin_2_head 17 159 Keratin type II head Family
PF00038 Filament 162 475 Intermediate filament protein Coiled-coil
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Constitutively expressed in distinct types of epithelia such as those in oral mucosa, esophagus, papillae of tongue and hair follicle outer root sheath.
Sequence
Sequence length 564
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  Reactome
    Keratinization
Formation of the cornified envelope
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Pachyonychia congenita 4 Pathogenic; Likely pathogenic rs60627726, rs267607473, rs267607472, rs1592169234 RCV000015739
RCV002483085
RCV002496747
RCV001007639
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
KRT6B-related disorder Benign; Likely benign rs144860693, rs437014, rs428894, rs61746354, rs138479175, rs425827, rs142940927, rs138988810, rs149632179, rs146391553, rs1940410482, rs61914500, rs747994676, rs780076492, rs778816046
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RCV003966241
RCV003976122
RCV003976123
RCV003984213
RCV003923785
RCV004757515
RCV004757507
RCV003916278
RCV003906359
RCV003926637
RCV003896580
RCV003979749
RCV003914235
RCV003917176
RCV003919439
RCV003919487
RCV003926938
RCV003979087
RCV003969103
RCV003983144
RCV004757354
RCV003968337
RCV003933100
RCV003918528
Pachyonychia congenita 2 Benign rs61745883 RCV000602544
Uterine carcinosarcoma Benign rs437014 RCV005920626
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Adenocarcinoma Associate 20839314
Breast Neoplasms Associate 25012653, 40650045
Carcinoma Basal Cell Associate 31047981
Carcinoma Ovarian Epithelial Associate 26840454
Carcinoma Renal Cell Associate 26464664
Carcinoma Squamous Cell Associate 20839314
Colorectal Neoplasms Associate 34911835
Diabetic Nephropathies Associate 36444934
Inflammation Inhibit 36839242
Lung Neoplasms Stimulate 28619761